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Using Dance/Movement Therapy to Augment the Effectiveness of Therapeutic Holding with Children
Author(s) -
Lundy Heather,
McGuffin Patrick
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6171
pISSN - 1073-6077
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2005.00023.x
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , safer , augment , medicine , perspective (graphical) , dance , physical therapy , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , nursing , computer science , artificial intelligence , art , computer security , literature , linguistics , philosophy
PROBLEM: Therapeutic holding is a commonly used tool for the containment of aggressive behavior in children. Although often effective, the intervention has inherent physical and emotional safety risks. Can a body‐based therapy be used to limit these risks ? METHODS: Research was conducted incorporating dance/movement therapy techniques (D/MT) before and after therapeutic holding to investigate this question. Volunteer residential treatment center staff participated in a 4‐hour D/MT‐based training workshop integrating the techniques with the intervention. Children participated via self‐report . FINDINGS: D/MT training increased adult awareness, sensitivity, perspective shifting ability, and confidence in the intervention while decreasing the necessity for physicality . CONCLUSION: Integrating D/MT therapy training with therapeutic holding decreased the threat of trauma to adult participants. Further research into the integration of D/MT techniques with safe holding procedures may prove helpful in the challenge of making restraints safer for both children and adults .